Gender Wives Tales...

Tomorrow is the big day!!! I can't wait and I'm already losing sleep over it! We are SO excited! Before we find out I went through a list of wives tales just for fun to see what they say! So before I reveal the list, here is a picture I took this week. Excuse the wet hair/no make-up look =)

18.5 weeks

#1: Heart Rate: If the baby’s heart rate is above 140 bpm, it is said that the baby will be a girl. If it is under 140 bpm, then it will be a boy.
-Well, at our first appointment that HR was 173, the next it was 160, and now it is 142...so we will see, but according to this, GIRL

#2: Shape of Belly: If you are carrying high with a big, round belly, you are having a girl. If you are carrying low with a smaller belly that sticks straight out, it’s a boy.
-I feel like I'm carrying pretty low, so I would say BOY on this one.

#3: Ring Test: Using a string, hang your wedding ring over your pregnant belly. You are having a girl if the ring swings back and forth and it’s a boy if it swings in a circle.
-First of all, I've read different things for this one, some say circle is a girl. I've also gotten different results each time lol, but I just did it and it was a circle, so BOY.

#4: Mayan Tale: The Mayan tale adds the mothers age at conception and the year of conception. If the result is a even number then mom is having a girl. If the result is an odd number then a boy is on the way!
-Yet again, this could be either. WE are not 100% sure when this occurred and there is about a week's difference which makes a difference in my age, but I THINK that it was already after my birthday so that makes 23+2011= 2034 which is even, so GIRL.

#5: Cravings: People believe that if you are craving salty foods while pregnant, you can count on having a boy. If you crave sweets, fruit, and orange juice, you are having a little girl.
-Considering I eat my weight in fruit every day and must have a glass of orange juice when I get up in the morning and I've probably eaten more Sweetarts in the past few months than I have in my life...I'm going to say GIRL.

#6: Dream of Sex of Baby: If you have dreams that you are having a boy, you will have a girl. If you dream about having a girl, it will be a boy. Dreams show the opposite of what you are having.
- Well, every dream I have had has been a girl...so, BOY.

#7: Side You Most Rest On: If a pregnant woman prefers to lay on her left side, she’s having a boy. If she prefers resting on her right side, she’s having a girl.
-I try to sleep on my left side because it's suppose to be better for the baby, but I always end up on my right...GIRL.

#8: Morning Sickness: If you had a smooth pregnancy with no morning sickness, it’s a boy. If you were sick or felt really nauseous during your pregnancy, count on a girl.
-I would say I've had it pretty easy, but I did have some morning sickness and threw up quite a few times, so I suppose GIRL.

#9: Nose: Do you feel like your nose is growing and getting wider? If so, you might be having a boy.
-I don't think it has...now if this was butt, it'd be a different story, so GIRL.

and last but not least, supposedly the most "accurate"...
#10: Chinese Gender Chart: The Chinese Gender Chart claims to have an accuracy rate of over 90%. It is based on how old the mother is at conception and the month that she conceived. - If you do this like you're "suppose to" with your lunar age...it says GIRL.


I, of course, am not putting any real confidence into any of these, but they are fun to see! The totals are:

BOY: 3
GIRL: 7

Either way we will be SO thrilled with our son or daughter, and just cannot wait to find out in the morning =)